Finland vs Norway: Infant health: low birthweight

Finland
3.9 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Norway
4.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Finland rank
40th
Norway rank
38th

Infant health: low birthweight over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 4.4 Percentage of live births against 3.9 Percentage of live births in Finland, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of live births.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 40th and Norway ranks 38th of 41 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 5.23 Percentage of live births 4.5 Percentage of live births 0.7333 Percentage of live births Finland
1970s 4.66 Percentage of live births 4.18 Percentage of live births 0.48 Percentage of live births Finland
1980s 3.83 Percentage of live births 4.24 Percentage of live births 0.41 Percentage of live births Norway
1990s 3.95 Percentage of live births 4.69 Percentage of live births 0.74 Percentage of live births Norway
2000s 4.23 Percentage of live births 4.97 Percentage of live births 0.74 Percentage of live births Norway
2010s 4.14 Percentage of live births 4.61 Percentage of live births 0.47 Percentage of live births Norway
2020s 3.96 Percentage of live births 4.32 Percentage of live births 0.36 Percentage of live births Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 4.4 Percentage of live births against 3.9 Percentage of live births in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Finland and Norway?
0.5 Percentage of live births, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
Finland ranks 40th and Norway ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant health: low birthweight
Unit
Percentage of live births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 2,043 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.